Car construction.



lNo. 806,468. PATENTED DBG. 5, 1905 G @malas GAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1905.

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l Bmwar M THQ y riveted to the side plate and extending be-V by spring-pressure.

UNITEDv sirATEsA PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters lllaten't.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed May 3, 1905. Serial No. 2585611.

To all Vwhom it may concern.-

4Be it known that I, GEORGE Gines, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Oar Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

' forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through a portion of a car-roof constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a slightly-modified form. v

' This invention relates to railway-cars, and particularly to steel passenger-cars. l

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means for eiiiciently fastening a carroof to the car-body, so that any liability of moisture being introduced into the joints will be avoided.

Other objects and advantages, as well as the novel details of construction of this invention,

will be specifically described hereinafter, it

being understood that changes in form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Referring now to the drawings, and particularly Fig. 1, showing the preferred form of my invention, 1 designates the side plate, illustrated as comprising an angle having a vertical ange and an inwardly-projecting horizontal iange.

2 designates a metallic eaves-molding, illustrated as comprising a horizontal lange'secured to the top of the side plate l by rivets 3 and having an outwardly and downwardly deiiected iiange with an inwardly-disposed projecting edge intermediate its ends, which bears against the vertical flange of the side plate and which bears intermediate its ends against the upper edge of the facia-plate 4L,

neath thedownwardly-deflected Bange of the molding, so that a tight joint is made at 5 Of course it is to be understood that any type of fastening device may be utilized for securingthe molding to the side plates. In order to provide a watertight joint between the juncture of the roofcovering 6, which rests upon the horizontal flange of the molding, and the metallic molding, I provide a iiasher 7, of sheet metal, which extends beyond the joint made by the junc ture of the roof-covering and the molding, the lower edge of said iasher being adapted to be soldered to the deiected iiange of the molding. After the parts are thus assembled I apply a canvas covering 7 over the roof, the lower edge of which overlaps the upper edge ofthe flasher, and the flasherand canvas covering are then-secured in place by suitable fastening devices, such as nails 8. The roof is braced on each side of the car by a filler 9, which rests upon the horizontal flange of the side-plate angle and bears lagainst the roofcovering 6, saidviiller being secured in place by means of bolts 10.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 3 the molding'is eliminated, and the roof-covering 6 is illustrated as resting upon the horizontal iange of the side-plate angle, and the faciaplate L extends up to a point iiush with said horizontal iiange. The outer edge of the covering 6 is flush with the outer face of the facia-plate, and-the flasher-sheet 7 is secured to the covering and facia-plate, soas to overlap the joint made by the juncture of the facia-plate and the roof-covering, and the canvas covering 7 i is then applied to the roof covering 6, so that its lower edge will over- `lap the flasher, to which it may besecured by fastening devices, (illustrated as thenails 8,) which pass through the canvas covering, the asher, and the roof-covering 6. Tlie'lower edge of the flasher is secured to the faciaplate by any suitable means-as, for example, by the fastening devices 11.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the roof arrangement is such that the introduction of moisture between the joints will be efficiently prevented.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is.-l

1. The combination with the sides of the car, of a roof supported above the upper edges thereof, a molding-strip having a portion extending outwardly from said sides, and a portion interposed between the roof and the up, per edges of said sides, facia-plates carried by the upper portions of said sides and against which the outwardly-projecting portion of the molding rests, a flasher-strip carried by the roof-covering and overlapping the molding,

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and a covering carried by the roof-covering and overlapping the flasher-strip; substantially as described.

2. In a railway passenger-car, the combination with metallic sides having inwardly-disposed horizontal fianges, molding-strips carried by said flanges and having outwardly and downwardly deliected portions, a roof-covering supported above the sides of the car, a

I0 flasher-strip carried by said roof-covering and overlapping the molding, and a covering carried by said` roof-covering and overlapping the Hasher-strip; substantially as described.

3. The combination with the sides of a car,

15 of a roof supported above the upper edges thereof, a molding-strip having a portion extending outwardly l'rom said sides, facia-plates carried by the upper portions of said sides, and a liasher-strip carried by the roof-covering overlapping the molding, and a covering carried by the roof-covering and overlapping the asher-strip; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof` I hereunto afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 27th day of April, 1905.

GEORGE GIBBS.

Witnesses:

W. L. MURRAY, H. S. JOHNSON. 

